Eli still hasn’t slept through the entire night….ever….but we are seeing some progress on the sleep front. If I’m awake when he wakes up I’ve been opening his door just a bit and saying, “Lie down Eli,” and he quickly lies down and generally goes back to sleep very quickly. One night this week he woke up at about 24h00, went back to sleep and then woke at 04h30. At least it was a good stretch for Donné.

He did learn a new trick tonight though. Donné put him down and he wasn’t quite sleeping yet, so I just stood at the door listening. In he past he would have called out for us, but he was quiet and just lay in bed, moving around a little bit. After a short while I hear a very, very soft whisper, “Dada, dada, dada, dada,” but I really mean very soft. I just opened the door a crack and and said, “Eli, be quiet, it’s sleep time.” He was quiet, and then after a while called again. I said, “Go to sleep,” while standing at the door, and then thought, “Grace calls me like that and I go and give her a cuddle normally,” so I went in, stroked his forehead and said goodnight again, went out and he went to sleep on his own.

He went to sleep on his own like a big boy. It is a good sign, hopefully one which translates to him staying lying down in his cot if he stirs and going back to sleep quietly. We’ll see how tonight goes….

Grace has carried on learning new skills this week – she can now get herself started on her bike! She is very excited because she can now ride around without needing help to get going. She was also having fun “races” with one of the boys from down the street.

Getting going